Qatar Investment And Projects Development Holding Company & Anor v Phoenix Ancient Art SA & Ors [2025] EWHC 956 (KB) (18 February 2025)

Qatar Investment And Projects Development Holding Company & Anor v Phoenix Ancient Art SA & Ors [2025] EWHC 956 (KB) (18 February 2025)

The court held that the part of the hearing dealing with the Aboutaam and Tapper evidence should be held in private under CPR 39.2(3), that such evidence should remain on the court file but any non-party application for access must be made on notice to the parties, and reserved the decision on use of exhibit HA9...

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Citation
[2025] EWHC 956 (KB)
Parties
Claimant: Qatar Investment and Projects Development Holding Company; Claimant: His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani; Defendant: Phoenix Ancient Art S. A.; Defendant: Ali Aboutaam; Defendant: Hicham Aboutaam; Defendant: Roland Ansermet; Defendant: Petrarch LLC dba Electrum
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
18 February 2025
Procedural Posture
Civil / Interlocutory Application Regarding Privacy, Court File Retention, and Document Use
Outcome
Interlocutory orders granted in part, reserved in part.
Legal Topics
Privacy of Proceedings, Court File Management, Use of Evidence, Redaction of Judgments
Civil Procedure Privacy of Proceedings Court File Management Use of Evidence Redaction of Judgments

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Parties

Qatar Investment and Projects Development Holding Company

Claimant

His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani

Claimant

Phoenix Ancient Art S. A.

Defendant

Ali Aboutaam

Defendant

Hicham Aboutaam

Defendant

Roland Ansermet

Defendant

Petrarch LLC dba Electrum

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Interlocutory Application Regarding Privacy, Court File Retention, and Document Use

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether part of the hearing should be held in private under CPR 39.2(3)
  2. 2 Whether certain evidence should be retained on the court file or restricted
  3. 3 Whether documents in exhibit HA9 can be used outside these proceedings

Ratio Decidendi

The court held that the part of the hearing dealing with the Aboutaam and Tapper evidence should be held in private under CPR 39.2(3), that such evidence should remain on the court file but any non-party application for access must be made on notice to the parties, and reserved the decision on use of exhibit HA9 documents outside the proceedings pending further argument.

Court Disposition

Interlocutory orders granted in part, reserved in part.

Orders

  • Part of the hearing concerning Aboutaam and Tapper evidence to be held in private under CPR 39.2(3).
  • Evidence to remain on the court file; non-party access applications to be made on notice to parties.